Dunham's Sports coming to Blue Ridge Mall

Store will be moving into former Kmart space

Dunham's Sports, a national retail sporting goods chain, will be moving into the former Kmart space at the Blue Ridge Mall, which is currently undergoing demolition.

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By Molly McGowanTimes-News Staff Writer

Published: Thursday, July 31, 2014 at 11:06 a.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, July 31, 2014 at 11:06 a.m.

A national sporting goods chain is moving into the former Kmart space at Blue Ridge Mall in Hendersonville, and the new store is set to open by Christmas.

Hull Storey Gibson, the Blue Ridge Mall's management company, confirmed Thursday that Dunham's Sports will be leasing 65,000 square feet of the roughly 90,000-square-foot anchor space in the mall vacated by Kmart about a year ago.

“We were able to turn it around fairly quickly,” said Coles Doyle, marketing manager for Hull Storey Gibson.

“Preparation on the space has been ongoing for a few weeks now,” Doyle said. “The exterior work just recently began.”

Dunham's Sports, founded in 1937 in Waterford, Mich., has more than 200 stores in 17 states – including the 2012 addition to the Holly Hill Mall and Business Center in Burlington – and one on the way to the Cleveland Mall in Shelby, also managed by Hull Storey Gibson.

“Dunham's has a long-standing record of success, and we are thrilled to introduce this popular national sporting goods retailer to Hendersonville,” Ky Widener, senior vice president of leasing for Hull Storey Gibson Companies, stated in a news release.

“We have worked hard to attract strong retailers to the Blue Ridge Mall that will draw shoppers from Hendersonville and the surrounding areas,” he said. “Dunham's will be a strong anchor, and we are excited for the future of the mall.”

<p>A national sporting goods chain is moving into the former Kmart space at Blue Ridge Mall in Hendersonville, and the new store is set to open by Christmas.</p><p>Hull Storey Gibson, the Blue Ridge Mall's management company, confirmed Thursday that Dunham's Sports will be leasing 65,000 square feet of the roughly 90,000-square-foot anchor space in the mall vacated by Kmart about a year ago.</p><p>“We were able to turn it around fairly quickly,” said Coles Doyle, marketing manager for Hull Storey Gibson.</p><p>“Preparation on the space has been ongoing for a few weeks now,” Doyle said. “The exterior work just recently began.”</p><p>Dunham's Sports, founded in 1937 in Waterford, Mich., has more than 200 stores in 17 states – including the 2012 addition to the Holly Hill Mall and Business Center in Burlington – and one on the way to the Cleveland Mall in Shelby, also managed by Hull Storey Gibson.</p><p>Dunham's Sports sells name-brand sporting goods and merchandise, active wear, casual sportswear, footwear, and equipment. Some locations, like the store in Burlington, feature gun, archery and golf sections.</p><p>“Dunham's has a long-standing record of success, and we are thrilled to introduce this popular national sporting goods retailer to Hendersonville,” Ky Widener, senior vice president of leasing for Hull Storey Gibson Companies, stated in a news release. </p><p>“We have worked hard to attract strong retailers to the Blue Ridge Mall that will draw shoppers from Hendersonville and the surrounding areas,” he said. “Dunham's will be a strong anchor, and we are excited for the future of the mall.”</p><p>___</p><p>Reach McGowan at molly.mcgowan@BlueRidgeNow.comor 828-694-7871.</p><p>___</p><p>Follow Molly McGowan on Twitter at https://twitter.com/TNmollymcgowan</p>